IBPS POS.qxd 27/8 pb-3 (Corrected) IBPS PROBATIONARY OFFICERS REASONING Reasoning section let you score more if you know the shortcuts. Otherwise it might take extra time in solving some questions. Time is a crucial factor in qualifying the IBPS exam, so we have to learn a few shortcut tricks to solve questions quickly. 1. In a certain code FUEL is written as $%#6 and KITE is written as @.7 #. How is LIFE written in that code? 1) 6%$ # 2) 6$%# 3) 6.$# 4) 6%.# 5) None of these 2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ADVERTISE, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these 3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? 1) 115 2) 145 3) 155 4) 75 5) None 4. If in the word CUSTOMIZE, all the consonants are replaced by the previous letter and all the vowels are replaced by the next letter in English alphabet and then all the letters are arranged alphabetically from left to right, which letter will be fourth from the right? 1) R 2) L 3) M 4) S 5) None 5. How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ADEL using each letter only once? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three R-27-8-14

Directions (Q.6-10): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II & III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 6. Statements: All books are novels. Some novels are poems. Some poems are stories. No story is a movie. Conclusions: I. Some books are poems. II. Some movies are novels. III. No movie is a novel. 1) Only I follows 2) Only I & II follow 3) Only either II or III follows 4) None follows 5) None of these 7. Statements: Some bags are suits. All suits are trousers. Some trousers are shirts. All shirts are coats. Conclusions: I. Some trousers are coats. II. Some bags are trousers. III. Some suits are coats. 1) Only I & II follow 2) Only I follows 3) Only II & III follow 4) All follow 5) None of these 8. Statements: All flowers are fruits. No fruit is juice. Some juices are proteins. All proteins are vitamins. Conclusions: I. Some vitamins are fruits. II. Some juices are vitamins. III. No flower is juice. 1) Only I & II follow 2) Only I & III follow 3) Only I, II & III follow 4) Only II & III follow 5) None of these

9. Statements: Some towers are pillars. Some pillars are buildings. All buildings are flats. No flat is house. Conclusions: I. No building is house. II. Some towers are houses. III. Some towers are flats. 1) None follows 2) Only I follows 3) Only II & III follow 4) All follow 5) None of these 10. Statements: All cups are bowls. All bowls are trays. Some trays are plates. No plate is spoon. Conclusions: I. Some bowls are plates. II. Some cups are spoons. III. No cup is spoon. 1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows 3) Only II & III follow 4) All follow 5) None of these Directions (Q.11-15): These questions are based on the following arrangements I & II. Study them carefully to answer the questions that follow. The elements in the two arrangements written one below the other are treated as corresponding elements: I. N D % # R T Q H I Φ E F K AM @ II. 3 7 8 2 $ 5 1 4 9 6 &?! 11. If all the symbols in arrangement I are replaced by the corresponding elements in arrangement II, which element will be third to the right of eleventh element from the right end in arrangement I? 1) Φ 2) 3) E 4) 9 5) None of these 12. D7 : @ : : R$ :? 1) K& 2) K 3) A 4) A& 5) None

13. What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series? N3D %8# R$T? 1) Q1 2) QH1 3) Q1H 4) Q 1 5) None of these 14. If the order of all the elements in arrangement II is reversed, which element will be the seventh to the right of tenth element from the right end in arrangement II? 1) 2 2) & 3) 4)? 5) 8 15. How many such symbols are there in the two arrangements together, each of which is followed by another symbol and also preceded by either a letter or a number? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three Directions (Q.16-19): Given an input line the machine arranges the words and numbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below. Input line: 56 dress fine shine 32 66 72 off Step I: 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offer Step II: 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offer Step III: 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offer Step IV: 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32 Step V: 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32 Step VI: 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dress Step VI is the last step and the output in Step VI is the final output. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. 16. Step II of an input is '53 window 42 50 door lock key 36'. How many more steps will be required to complete the arrangement? 1) Three 2) Four 3) Five 4) Six 5) None of these

17. Step VI of an input is '62 sound 56 sleep roam present 33 49'. What will be the input definitely? 1) sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49 2) sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49 3) 62 sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these 18. Which of the following will be the third step for input: 'jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45'? 1) 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22 2) 45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22 3) 45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22 4) 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22 5) None of these 19. Which step will be the last step for an input whose second step is '63 sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise'? 1) IV 2) V 3) VIII 4) VII 5) None of these. KEY 1-3; 2-2; 3-4; 4-1; 5-4; 6-3; 7-1; 8-4; 9-2; 10-5; 11-2; 12-1; 13-3; 14-5; 15-4; 16-2; 17-4; 18-1; 19-5. 1-3; F U E L K I T 2-2; $ % # 6 @. 7 LIFE 6.$ # A D V E R T I S E Answers with explanation 3-4; All others, when divided by 5, have prime numbers as their quotients.

Quicker method: You need not write the entire replaced arrangement. Just replace 8 th from the right, ie φ with. 12-1; If the first pair consists of corresponding letters at the n th position from the left, the second has those at n th position the right. 13-3; The first letters are consecutive odd positioned elements of arrangement I while the second ones are the same from arrangement II. Again the third letters are consecutive even positioned elements of arrangement I. 14-5; 7 th to the right of 10 th from the right = (10 7 =) 3 rd from the right. Now, 3 rd from the right in reversed order is 3 rd from the left in the original arrangement ie 8. 15-4; % @ and &. 16-19:In Step I the largest number occupies the leftmost position, pushing the rest of the line rightwards. In the next step the word that line rightwards. In the next step the word that comes last in the alphabetical order occupies the second position from the left and the remaining terms move rightwards. This goes on alternately till all the numbers get arranged in descending order and the words in reverse alphabetical order at alternate positions. In case a term is already arranged the machine moves on to the next one. 16-2; Step II: 53 windows 42 50 door lock key 36 Step III: 53 window 50 42 door lock key 36 Step IV: 53 window 50 lock 42 door key 36 Step V: 53 window 50 lock 42 key door 36 Step VI: 53 window 50 lock 42 key 36 door Hence, four more steps are required. 17-4; We cannot determine the arrangement in the reverse direction. 18-1; Input: jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45 Step I: 45 jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 Step II: 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22 Step III: 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22

19-5; Step II: 63 sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise Step III: 63 sour 56 18 grapes healthy 32 rise Step IV: 63 sour 56 rise 18 grapes healthy 32 Step V: 63 sour 56 rise 32 18 grapes healthy Step VI: 63 sour 56 rise 32 healthy 18 grapes. Hence step VI will be the last step. Writer - Arun Mohan